| ID | 129563 |
| Title Proper | Approaches to Turkish foreign policy |
| Other Title Information | a critical realist analysis |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Yalvaç, Faruk |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article analyses different approaches to Turkish foreign policy (TFP) from a critical realist perspective. It seeks to criticize positivist and post-positivist approaches to TFP, arguing for a non-reductionist, historical materialist approach based on the principles of critical realism. It argues that historical materialist approaches are missing both from the analysis of TFP and from the mainstream foreign-policy analysis in general. In emphasizing the importance of a historical materialist approach, the paper also underlines the importance of acknowledging the structural context of foreign policy-making as a complement to the agent-centric, micro-level analyses that dominate the mainstream TFP analysis. Finally, it advocates a research agenda that focuses on the development of a historical materialist approach to TFP. |
| `In' analytical Note | Turkish Studies Vol.15, No.1; March 2014: p.117-138 |
| Journal Source | Turkish Studies Vol.15, No.1; March 2014: p.117-138 |
| Key Words | Turkey ; Turkish Politics ; Turkish Foreign Policy - TFP ; Critical Realism ; Historical Materialist ; Micro-Level Analyses ; Political Agenda |